Saturday, December 31, 2016

Didn't win the jackpot anger

Liverpool Echo: Man discovers the hard way that gambling is a mug's game

At five grand a year, I think he ought to have realised by now.

Spotter's Badge: Jon

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Pointing at a dog's bottom anger

Islington Gazette: Man doesn't like what comes out of dog's bottoms

...a view expressed through the medium of pointing at a picture of a dog's bottom.

Spotter's Badge: Joey

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Too many timetables anger

Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Hairy chaps left confused by new rail timetables

Bad case of nits in Huddersfield if this photo is anything to go by

Spotter's Badge: Susie

Monday, December 26, 2016

What's eight inches between friends anger

East Anglia Daily Times: Builder's error leads to long-running planning dispute with council

Click through for lots of quality pointing.

Spotter's Badge: Helen

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Parking ticket anger

Worcester News: One of the Bee Gees gets a parking ticket and he's not pleased

I hope he wears a helmet. Come off and he'll have trouble Staying Alive.

Spotter's Badge: Tim

Saturday, December 24, 2016

World famous footballer Jamie Vargy anger

Leicester Mercury: Chancer set to lose thousands because Jamie Vardy doesn't want to buy his number plate

Look Jamie, put the plank out of his misery by changing your name to Vargy.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Slow internet anger

Hereford Times: Bloke upset that his neighbours have fast internet and he hasn't

But, sir, you have an excellent dog.

Spotter: Paul

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Christmas is ruined anger

Barnsley Chronicle: Family's new sofa won't arrive in time for Christmas and it's the end of the world

RUINED. Christmas is RUINED.

Spotter's Badge: Martin

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Dead mouse in my coffee anger

Toronto Globe and Star: Bloke finds dead mouse in his coffee

Looking for compo after something awful got in your food? Be like this man and KEEP THE EVIDENCE and don't - say - feed it to your dog. Judge Rinder doesn't like you feeding the evidence to your dog.

Spotter's Badge: Alex

Late buses anger

Sydney Daily Telegraph: Bloke illustrates the problem of late buses through the medium of looking at his watch

...which would be great if it were not for the bus departing in the background.

Spotter John

Monday, December 19, 2016

Got caught by the camera anger

Surrey Comet: Driver miffed because he was fined for going past these bollards

Yeah, see that sign? That means you can't take your car up there or you'll get a fine. Happy to help.

Spotter's Badge: Jacques

Don't empty our lake anger

Watford Observer: Sailing club upset at plans to drain reservoir

They scare me. Don't drain the lake.

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Can't fly the flag anger

Nottingham Post: Army veteran threatened with fine for flying flags outside her house

Those pencil-necked bureaucrats, what do they know about foxholes and the white-hot hell of battle? She deserves her smiley flag.

Spotter's Badge: Calvin

Potato letters anger

Glasgow Evening Times: Mum not actually that furious about being unable to spell out son's name with potato shapes

I've spoken to mum (really) and she's been very nice about it. So don't take the piss too hard.

Spotter's Badge: Everybody

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Overgrown bushes anger

Andover Advertiser: Old boy wants the council to do something about these bushes

Which are not on council land and are not council responsibility. But something must be done. By the council.

Spotter's Badge: Martin

Got a screw loose anger

Walthamstow Guardian: Somebody's scattering screws in the road

Not quite at "A poor kiddiewink will die" level, but we're close

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Friday, December 16, 2016

Going to get a crappy review on Tripadvisor anger

Wales Online: One of Cardiff's best-known hotels turns out to be a bit rubbish

But do they fold the toilet roll into a nice tip?

Spotter's Badge: David

Bus no longer stops here anger

Sunshine Coast Daily: Old bloke left stranded as bus stop taken out of service

He's still there, the vultures got him

Spotter's Badge: Rob J

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Fly-tipping anger

Waltham Forest Guardian: Man fed up of lack of action after reporting fly-tipping to the council 1,000 times

Nice set of drawers there, I'll have them.

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Unauthorised fairy garden anger

Stonnington Leader: Council removes unauthorised fairy garden from park

Look, get a permit and you can have all the fairy gardens you like. No permit, no garden.

Spotter's Badge: Rob J

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

No new houses in Dark Lane anger

Stourbridge News: Campaign against new homes in the dark, pouring rain in the middle of the road is very, very short-lived

Such a tragic loss of life

Spotter's Badge: Tim

Graffiti spree anger

Kent Live: Faversham councillor fed up with Ziggy

Ziggy, you're a twat.

Spotter's Badge: Marina

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Crossing patrol anger

Wolverhampton Express and Star: Protest against cuts to school crossing budget

Great of Honey G from the X Factor to show up

Spotter's Badge: Gordy

KFC dumped outside my house

Somerset Live: The Frome fast-food dumper strikes again

"This is my dad!" says our spotter. Our commiserations at this trying time.

Spotter's Badge: Rosie

Monday, December 12, 2016

Dog mess at the park anger

Dunfirmline Press: Neds blamed for leaving dog mess at the park

Yet it's the dog who gets the red card.

Teacher's surname anger

East London Guardian: Mum dragged to school because daughter keeps laughing at teacher called Butt

I had a teacher called Boner, and that WAS hilarious.

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Sunday, December 11, 2016

We're not terrorists anger

Essex Live: Beauty salon forced to change its name because stupid people think they are terrorists

Islamic State are well known for forcing their beauty salons on people, the bastards.

Spotter's Badge: Brett

Deliveries to the wrong address

Norwich Evening News: Man upset because builders keep delivering portaloos and building materials to his home by mistake

Keep them, use the portaloos to build a Doctor Who theme park.

Spotter's Badge: Dani

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Naked Christmas tree vandals anger

Enfield Independent: Tree uprooted by naked men

All a bit limp, really*

*penis joke

Spotter: Graham

Stealing from the very mouths of kiddiewinks at Christmas anger

Maidenhead Advertiser: Thieves make off with Round Table's sweets meant for the kiddiewinks

And who hasn't dreamed of a festive season locked in a cargo container?

Spotter's Badge: Mark

Friday, December 09, 2016

Picked on the wrong guy anger

Basingstoke Gazette: Driver won't take no for an answer after faulty car wash damages his car

He's American. Pay him now before Donald gets involved.

Gym fees anger

Hull Daily Mail: Medical student says she's being harassed over gym fees

Birth.
Taxes.
Gym Fees.
Death.

The four constants in life.

Spotter's Badge: Ryan

Thursday, December 08, 2016

Thinking too hard about the kiddiewinks anger

Manchester Evening News: Coach driver keeps getting fined for parking on the zig-zag lines outside school "because it's safer for the kiddiewinks"

*Slow golf clap*

Spotter's Badge: Matthew

Stolen Christmas lights anger

Bristol Post: Family upset as thieves steal their Christmas lights

As this story was reported on 30 November, I'd go as far as suggesting it was the Taste Police.

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Broken manhole cover anger

Watford Observer: "This pit is similar to the kind of man traps I saw in Vietnam," says councillor

This man has seen some shit.

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Broken street lights anger

Oxford Times: Residents complain about broken street lights

If it's Cowley, they've probably been stolen.

Spotter's Badge: Rob H

Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Hospital move anger

York Press: Woman woken and moved from hospital ward at 2.30 am

"Here's my mum looking annoyed," says our spotter.

Good luck when she gets home, we say.

Spotter's Badge: Paul

Culinary disaster anger

Plymouth Herald: Mouldy brioche taken off the shelves in Aldi after customer complaint

Strangely enough, my porn name is Mouldy Brioche

Spotter's Badge: Jeff

Monday, December 05, 2016

Brimming with turds anger

Malvern Gazette: Area man 'overjoyed' after council empties dog poo bins

We set up this site specifically to feature pictures of people pointing at dog turds. And here we are.

Spotter's Badge: Olivia, Lesley

Christmas jumper think of the kiddiewinks anger

Coventry Telegraph: Small boy's birthday UTTERLY RUINED because click-and-collect order wasn't ready when they turned up at the store

We urge you to click through for a veritable gallery of woe. It's hard to imagine how this family will manage to carry on following this disappointment.


Spotter's Badge: Everybody

Sunday, December 04, 2016

Gym membership anger

Hull Daily Mail: Trainee doctor getting hassled by gym for 'non-existent' membership fees

There are only three things certain in life: Death, taxes, and gym contracts

Spotter's Badge: Neil

School crossing patrol anger

Trafford Messenger: Campaign to stop council axing school crossing patrols

We love a limp home-made sign, and that's as limp as they come.

Spotter's Badge: Stewart